Dough-handing machine.



R. J. F.*& 'A. E. ALDRED. DOUGH HANDING MAQHINE, APPLIOATION FILED FEB. 7. 1910.

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Dorian-HARDING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed February 7, 1910. Serial No. 542304.

PatentedMay 23, 1911.

To all whom itmwy comem: f

Be it known thatwe, "ROBERT J. F. Amman and Anrnnn E. AL'nnnn, of the town of Glencoe in. the Province of Ontario, Canada, have invented-certain new and useful Improvelnentsin Dough- Handing Machines, of

which the following 'is aspecification.

This invention relates to means for imitati ing by'machinery the action ofthe human 1!; hands in kneadingdough and. which operationwhen performed by hand or machinery .isgenerally known as handing nd our fobjectis to devise arotarymachipe for. this f lm! ose through which the divided'portions :0f. ough may be passed and subjected to a ?combined rolling and kneading action-durits passage ,which gives them the consistencyof skin desired by bakers I 12. We attain our object by supporting within a pan a circular disk of less diameter than the pan-so-that an annular space is left between the disk and the rim of thepan throughwhich the dough is assed; This disk'isfiribratedin the plane 0 the panand eti the. same time is rotated, thereby rapidly punching-the dough and at the sametime frolliug -it around the pan to a suitable outlet.

Figure]. is a vertical section of a dough hlande'r constructed in accordancewith our ...inVention.- Fig. 2 is a plan view of thesame, and Fig.- 3 is a side elevation of the connectifinmeans for rotating the disk of.the=.ma-- r e.

iaj 'fr ame of the machine; suitably 'lshapedto support the difi'erentl parts. On top ofthisfframe .is supported a pan, B of which .0 is the rim. As only the outer portions of'thepan are used thecenter is cut out leavingit of an annular form. Within 10. an is located the disk D, the outer rim E110 which is referably beveled inwardly ian'dfupwardly om the lower edge and is also. preferably provided with circumferential-corrugations a. This disk preferably 45, rests on or lies in close contact with thebottom of thepan 'B, .As the disk is less in external diameter than the internal diam eter ofthe ofthe pan an annular space or trouglris formed to-receive the divided portions .ofqdough. The dough is carried around this annular-space or troughby a rotary movement of the disk, which is imarted thereto in'a mannerwe will shortly describe. -At the same time a rapid vibratory movement isimparted to vthedisk in the plane of the-pan.- These -.movements are imparted thereto by the following meehanism. Fis a driving shaft suitably journaled on'the frame of the machine. G is a vertical shaft centrally journaled on the frame of the-machine. A bevel gear wheel v H on the shaft F meshes with a bevel pinion I on the shaft G, which is thus given a'rapid movement of rotation relative to the, shaft F. About the shaft G is journaled a sleeve 6 J the upper part of which is journaled in the bearing K, which thus constitutes-a bearing for the upper ends of both the shaft G and the sleeve J. On the sleeve is secured a bevel gear wheel Lmeshing with the bevel pinionM on the shaft F. The sleeve is thus. given 'a slow movement relative to the shaft F. On the up or end of the .shaft'F is secured the cran disk N carryingth'e wrist pin 6 journaled centrally inthe disk D.

' The rotation'nfthe vertical shaft thus tends to impart a'rapid vibratory movement to the disk. On the sleeve J is suitably journaled the transverse spindle O, .to the ends of which are secured. the u wardly extendin arms P. The upper and: of these arms are connected with pins con the disk D by means of the links Q. These linksare 'ven a swiyeled connection at their ends wit the arms P and the .pins 0, preferably by means of ball andsocket joints (1 as shown. This form of connection is necessitated, of eourse by the fact that the disk is being vibrated rapidly while at the same. time through the medium.of the spindle O, the arms P and links Q it is being rotated about the vertical axis of the sleeve J. The dough is thus .moved around the pan and at the sametime i punched by the disk in manner to resemble the kneading of dough by hand.

At R we show a portion of the rim of-the pan cut away. This forms the exit for the handed dough. Adjacent thereto at S the rim ofthe an is preferably flared a little to facilitate the dropping of'the pieces of the dough into the machine. I At the ingoing side of theentrance for l dough the mm of the pan is preferably inclined inwardly, the incline dying out at about half'the circumference of the pan. This tends to give the dough extra ressure for 'removing the gasesimmediate y after its. entrance into the machine. Near .the' exit 'the rim of the panis flared as shownat U to cause the dough to be formed up into; a round ball. This inward inclinatlon of the rim of the pan is preferably given by bolting in place the separate piece T and by bolts passing through slots in the rim. The piece T is thus made vertically adjustable to vary the pressure on the dough as "circumstances may require.

From the above description it will be seen that the whole machine is very simple and that the dough is satisfactorily handled in the desired manner.

What we claim as our invention is 1. In a dough hander the combination of a pan; a disk of less diameter than the pan and supported therein; ayertical shaft; a

crankat the upper end of the shaft provided with a crank pin journaled in the disk; a

Y rotating part and flexible connections between said rotating part and the disk for rotating "the latter.

2. In a dough hander the combination of a pan; a disk of less diameter than the pan and supported therein; a vertical shaft; a crank at the upper end of the shaft pro- 'vided with a crank pin journaled in the disk; a sleeve rotatable on said shaft; a

spindle journaled transversely on said sleeve;

an inward inclination to the rim secured to 35 the said rim adjacent to the ingoing side of the outlet opening and vertically adjustable to said rim; means for rotating said disk; and means for simultaneously disk in the plane of the pan.

Glencoe, Ont., this 31st day of January I ROBERT .J. F; ALDRED. V ALFRED E. Signed in the presence of- Q V W. 1). Moss, LILA HURLEY.-

therein, the rim of the disk vibrating the 

